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{{Quote|They, as well as all additional sentient life within three radii of the galactic center, died as planned.|[[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]]}} | {{Quote|They, as well as all additional sentient life within three radii of the galactic center, died as planned.|[[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]]}} | ||
A ''sentient being'' is a being with the ability to think intelligently, commonly determined by the being's ability to speak, manipulate tools, and reason. Other lifeforms lacking such capabilities are classified as non-sentient, though some classification systems have a middle ground, semi-sentient, for species that had very primitive capabilities to manipulate tools, use language, and/or solve problems. | A '''sentient being''' is a being with the ability to think intelligently, commonly determined by the being's ability to speak, manipulate tools, and reason. Other lifeforms lacking such capabilities are classified as non-sentient, though some classification systems have a middle ground, semi-sentient, for species that had very primitive capabilities to manipulate tools, use language, and/or solve problems. | ||
==In Relation to the Flood== | ==In Relation to the Flood== | ||
The [[Flood]] only consumed an organism that was sentient and also had a sufficient biomass to support the infection process. For the most part, all species in the Covenant are sentient, but some lack the structural integrity needed to be infected; for example, [[Hunter]]s cannot be infected because each sentry are made from a buildup of many eels that lack a spinal cord to control. | The [[Flood]] only consumed an organism that was sentient and also had a sufficient biomass to support the infection process. Thus, they are not considered "sentient", as the Halo was designed to kill the Covenant, Humans, and '''their food'''. For the most part, all species in the Covenant and Humanity are sentient, but some lack the structural integrity needed to be infected; for example, [[Hunter]]s cannot be infected because each sentry are made from a buildup of many eels that lack a spinal cord to control. | ||
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- "They, as well as all additional sentient life within three radii of the galactic center, died as planned."
- — 343 Guilty Spark
A sentient being is a being with the ability to think intelligently, commonly determined by the being's ability to speak, manipulate tools, and reason. Other lifeforms lacking such capabilities are classified as non-sentient, though some classification systems have a middle ground, semi-sentient, for species that had very primitive capabilities to manipulate tools, use language, and/or solve problems.
In Relation to the Flood
The Flood only consumed an organism that was sentient and also had a sufficient biomass to support the infection process. Thus, they are not considered "sentient", as the Halo was designed to kill the Covenant, Humans, and their food. For the most part, all species in the Covenant and Humanity are sentient, but some lack the structural integrity needed to be infected; for example, Hunters cannot be infected because each sentry are made from a buildup of many eels that lack a spinal cord to control.
